Uber has proved controversial in many of the cities it operates in, with licensed taxi drivers claiming the firm is breaking the law because its cabs don’t have a regulated meter. The app has also received temporary bans in Germany.

Last week Uber confirmed it was going to investigate one of its New York executives for allegedly tracking a journalist’s movements without her knowing.

In a separate incident last week, another Uber executive said the company should create an army of private investigators to track the private lives of journalists who reported on the company.